This publication serves as an in-depth research report as a follow-on to the initial policy brief on a survey elaborated by WFP, the Migration Policy Institute and the Civic Data Design Lab at the MIT, “Charting a New Regional Course of Action: The Complex Motivations and Costs of Central American Migration”, published in November 2021.
On a hot Wednesday afternoon, Atoumata Nimaga smilingly welcomes women – babies tied securely on their backs –arriving at a local health centre in the central Malian village of Dotembougou.
Not so long ago, the mother of three, who is in her twenties, faced hunger so severe that it put her then unborn child at risk.
McCain takes up the vital role at a time when the unprecedented global food crisis is pushing millions of people deeper into hunger, with a particular impact on the lives of women and girls.
“Hunger puts more people- particularly women and children - at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse,” said McCain and stressed that "Seeking food or humanitarian assistance should never be a choice to sacr
“Distance Unknown” is an awareness art campaign on the complicated realities faced by people on the move, through an exhibition co-produced with migrants.
In the face of this global crisis, WFP and UNICEF are working together to track, through an online map, this global cohort of school children, and helping national governments to find ways to support them during the pandemic.
With more than 6 million people uprooted from their homes and livelihoods, and 4.6 million cases of children requiring treatment for malnourishment country wide, this donation comes at a critical time.
On the evening of 6 January 2000, my uncle Christopher Luke took me from my mother. I was only 11 years old. My mother walked with us a little of the way until we came to the River Luku where she said goodbye. She hugged me and through her tears told me, “My son, go. You will always remain in my heart. We will meet again in the nearest future.”
We left her standing just near the bridge.
A healthy workforce enables WFP to reach the world’s most food insecure people. Ensuring staff wellness is therefore a responsibility the Organization has not only towards its employees, but also towards the donors who entrust it with their money and the beneficiaries who rely on its capacity to deliver.
Schools in Gaza are packed with families who’ve lost their homes and family members to the bombings that have displaced almost its entire population of 2.2 million people.
The same is true of Gaza’s remaining hospitals.
